Boeing to deliver Harpoon missile to Navy, multiple countries

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Tauren Dyson

The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) fires an AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) in the Pacific Ocean on July 11, 2008. RIMPAC is a biannual exercise hosted by the U.S. Pacific Fleet that brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea. (UPI Photo/U.S. Navy) | License Photo

Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Boeing received an award for $244 million from the U.S. Navy to procure long lead material for Harpoon full-rate production Lot 91 in support of multiple Foreign Military Sales customers

The firm-fixed-price contract was announced Tuesday by the Defense Department.

To date, Boeing has delivered more than 7,000 Harpoons to armed forces in more than 30 countries, according to the Boeing website.